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Founded in 2014, every Kogel Bearings product is engineered and assembled in the USA, and are exclusively available in South Africa through ROAM Sports. All Kogel products use, only, the highest quality ceramic bearings and are all backed by Kogel’s industry leading warranty. This 2-year “Guaranteed Performance” warranty, pending annual bearing service and general maintenance, is backed up by ROAM Sports in South Africa. The best-in-industry warranty, for ceramic bearing bike products, means that if a Kogel product fails in the first year ROAM Sports will send you a new unit. Upholding general maintenance, of your bearings, will extend this warranty for a second year. This warranty covers everything, including alloy race corrosion, the most common reason for BB failures. View full article

South African cyclists now have more access to bespoke component upgrades, thanks to ROAM SPORTS. Founded in 2021, by mountain biker Matthew Stamatis, the company focuses on making high quality products available to the South African market. ROAM SPORTS’ stable of offerings is set to grow but the company launched by securing the exclusive South African distribution rights to Kogel ceramic bearings. The Kogel Kolossos oversized pulley wheels and rear derailleur cage increases efficiency, and let’s face it looks great too. Photo by Matthew Stamatis. View full article

I have a set of Crank Brothers Candy 1s, and the bearing on one of them has failed. This has happened a couple of times before and I’ve got rebuild kits and just replaced the inners. Frustrating, but no problem. This time, however, I can’t get the outer bearing race out of the plastic pedal body. I’m damaging the plastic threads trying to use a screwdriver and other things to pry it out. Any suggestions? Is it possible to push out the sleeve that the spring and wings sit on? If I can get this out then maybe I can find something the right diameter to knock out the bearing race from the inboard side. Are current Crank Brothers pedals still using this same basic internal design? It seems a bit ridiculous to me that that tiny little cartridge bearing is the only thing holding the pedal together, and when it fails (which, as I said, has happened several times to me) you have to ride home with the pedal sliding off the axle. I love the external design and wing system of my Candys (I have a set of 3s as well), but I’m seriously considering moving over to Shimano DX or similar. How does their bearing system compare? Is there at least something that’ll hold the pedal together if the bearings wear or fail? Are the cleats more hard-wearing than the Crank Brothers ones, which seem a little soft to me?

Hi Guys, Can one replace and/or overhaul the bearings inside the Shimano XT M780 SPD pedals??

I wondered whether it is possible to source spares for a rear hub (Shimano FH-RM66 cl from a 2014 scott scale 960). Specifically I'm looking for the drive side bearing seal (see attached pictures). In the diagram I think it's the equivalent of part number 12 (I don't think this is exactly the same hub). As I understand it's just a bit of plastic that keeps dust out and grease in. As you will see in the pictures mine is cracked (in fact a piece has come loose from it) - I suspect this happened when I got a new rim put on the wheel by a cycling shop - though I'm not sure. I think that the slight scraping noise from my rear wheel can be tied back to this. Thanks in advance.